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    "id": 48934,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Mbadi",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 110,
        "legal_name": "John Mbadi Ng'ong'o",
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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, on 28th April, 2011, I sought a Ministerial Statement from the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance with regard to discrepancies between the revenue reporting from the Exchequer Account and that which has always been submitted to the House through Budget Estimates. The Ministerial Statement was supposed to come almost two weeks ago, but it did not. It was supposed to come last Wednesday but on that very Wednesday morning, hon. Muriithi reported to this House that the Assistant Minister was unwell, and that the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance was away. In the afternoon, both of them were here, after delivery of the Ministerial Statement had been deferred to today. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I am concerned because the Minister is not even here, yet a commitment was given that today would be the last day for the delivery of this particular Ministerial Statement. The Ministerial Statement I have sought is very serious. It requires very serious information which borders on this House being misled into approving figures which are not correct, and into accepting revenue collection which is not the actual revenue collected. Therefore, I am seeking your guidance on how I can be helped to force the Minister to bring the Ministerial Statement to this House. I would have said other"
}